But U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, who chairs the Democratic National Committee, placed the blame on governors and legislators of states that declined to create their own insurance exchanges. "People should not be penalized when their governors and legislatures refuse to set up state-run exchanges,'' she said in a written statement. "If the D.C. court's ruling were final it would create a horrible, disparate system of haves and have nots in Florida and nationwide that Congress clearly did not intend.'' Advocates of the health law expressed confidence that the status quo for federal subsidies would stand. Read more »
A fight over those EPA rules extended to the House Appropriations Committee, which took up a separate measure funding the Interior Department and the EPA Tuesday morning. A Democratic bid to preserve the EPA rules failed by a 29-18 vote. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., labeled the measure "an ideological dumping ground of short-sided environmental policies." Read more »
Childe said she complained to the state and to her congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who chairs the Democratic National Committee. Wasserman Schultz issued a statement Friday saying she has heard from "a couple of constituents'' about this issue. "My staff has raised it with the Department of Health and Human Services as well as directly with some of the insurance companies. ... I believe the onus is on the insurers and the providers to bridge this gap and provide reliable, consistent customer service." Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who regularly hosts small-business workshops, is promoting the child-care training program in South Florida and beyond. It was her idea to bring Perlman to the White House-sponsored summit, which is designed to advance President Barack Obama's agenda for working families. That includes making high-quality child care available and affordable. Read more »
The congresswoman spoke to HuffPost Live on Monday from the first White House Summit on Working Families, and specifically lamented the number of parents she sees slaving away at their jobs only to have entire paychecks go towards child care. Read more »
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is best known as a member of Congress and chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. Now, she's become the clean cooking congresswoman. "I've really gone through this lifestyle change. I'm not a vegan or anything you could label. But I really started caring about what I put in my body," she said in an interview. And she's documenting it on social media. On the Instagram photo sharing and networking site, her page is "cleancookingcongresswoman," where she's been posting pictures since late April of what she creates at home in Weston and in Washington, plus commentary about the dishes. Read more »
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is best known as a member of Congress and chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. Now, she's become the clean cooking congresswoman. "I've really gone through this lifestyle change. I'm not a vegan or anything you could label. But I really started caring about what I put in my body," she said in an interview. And she's documenting it on social media. On the Instagram photo sharing and networking site, her page is "cleancookingcongresswoman," where she's been posting pictures since late April of what she creates at home in Weston and in Washington, plus commentary about the dishes. Read more »
Wasserman Schultz says once more lawmakers understand the issue exists, legislation will advance. "Once they learn the facts and listen to the stories of survivors and families, I believe members from both sides of the aisle and people from every political perspective will be supportive of terminating the parental rights of rapists," Wasserman Schultz said in an email. "The only people who lose in this bill are rapists." Read more »
Debbie Wasserman Schultz was the youngest woman ever elected to the Florida State legislature and the first Jewish congresswoman elected from Florida. Congresswoman, Chair of the Democratic National Committee, wife, mother of three and breast cancer survivor, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the epitome of a modern American, multi-tasking, working mom. Here's a glimpse at the many sides of the multi-faceted Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Read more »
Despite the perception that breast cancer is only something older women need to worry about, young women can and do get breast cancer. I myself was a young woman at high risk, but didn't know it. Just months after a clean mammogram, in late 2007, I heard those terrible words, "You have breast cancer." For as much as I thought I knew as an advocate and legislator in the fight against breast cancer, there was much I didn't know now that I was a patient. Read more »
